ACQUIRED · 2015
Who Acquired KinderCare (Knowledge Universe Education)?
Partners Group · $1.50B · 2015
The acquisition
KinderCare (Knowledge Universe Education) (Portland, Oregon) was acquired by Partners Group in 2015 for $1.50B. Largest for-profit provider of early childhood education in the US with approximately 1,400 centers in 38 states serving over 169,000 children.
KinderCare (Knowledge Universe Education) at time of acquisition
Deal value
$1.50B
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Sourced from Partners Group Press Release. Primary source.
Citation: ExitValue.ai. (2015). KinderCare (Knowledge Universe Education) acquired by Partners Group. https://exitvalue.ai/acquired/kindercare-knowledge-universe-education